Author: Nicola Cooper

< 1 minute to read The Government is introducing a new tax on plastic packaging from 1st April 2022. The tax applies to manufacturers and importers of plastic packaging components that contain less than 30% recycled plastic. The tax will affect a very wide range of businesses due to its broad scope. This will apply to clients that import / …

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2 minutes to read Since April 2019, all VAT registered businesses with a taxable turnover above the £85,000 VAT registration threshold have needed to keep their accounting records digitally and submit their VAT Returns via MTD-compliant software. Those below the threshold were exempt from these requirements. From April 2022 all VAT registered businesses, yet to register for MTD for …

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< 1 minute to read Businesses can now apply for a financial grant worth up to £6,000 as government delivers funding to local authorities.   Businesses in England most impacted by the Omicron variant will be able to tap into the multimillion-pound support package in the coming weeks, as the government delivers funding to councils across the country. Businesses in the …

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2 minutes to read Following the government’s announcement of a 6.2% rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) from 1st April, employers are facing the question of how best to adjust their overheads in order to manage the increase. We have examined the potential benefits of the NLW raise for employers as well as their employees, and have put forward …

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3 minutes to read Whilst high-profile prenuptial agreements are never far from the headlines, other forms of relationship agreement – post-nups and living together agreements, for instance – are less known options that may be overlooked by individuals. We have joined forces with leading law firm Shakespeare Martineau LLP to examine the different relationship scenarios that may benefit from …

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2 minutes to read With the 11th March budget looming, speculation is rife that Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) is to be curtailed or even abolished. Introduced over a decade ago, ER allows eligible business owners pay capital gains tax at a reduced rate of 10% when they sell / exit their business, rather than the usual rate of 20%. Up to …

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2 minutes to read From 1st April 2020, HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT one-year “soft landing” period for digital links will be coming to an end, meaning businesses with turnovers above the VAT threshold will no longer be permitted to “copy and paste” or manually transfer data from different elements of their accounting systems. With instances coming to …

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9 minutes to read What is the issue? Since 6 April 2017, inheritance tax has become relevant to owners of UK residential property, irrespective of domicile and residence. Outside the realm of residential property, this complex tax can produce some surprising results. What does it mean to me? Trustees of excluded property trusts are now within the scope of …

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